Age Spot Removal

Benign pigmented lesions such as lentigo simplex, lentigo senilis (age and sun spots), café au lait stains may be treated with laser devices in various ways. Q-switched lasers emit short light pulses in the nanosecond area, which thanks to their wavelength are selectively absorbed by the skin pigment melanin. The laser treatment itself is uncomplicated and is conducted on an outpatient basis. The laser light is specifically absorbed by the color pigments of the sunspots. The energy is transferred and then fragments the colored particles from the connective tissue. The fragmented particles are then degraded epidermally and lymphatically. Leaving the skin cleared of the previously noticeable sunspot. The treated area of skin appears whitish for 10 – 20 minutes immediately after treatment. A slight crust then forms which sloughs off after about 1 – 2 weeks.